Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-22
LOCAL NEWS.

gregational church on the evening of
Wednesday next.
The Office at the passenger depot has
been papered and otherwise frightened
up. The old Refreshments" sign that
has so long prevaricated at the north
end of the station has been taken down.
Letters addressed as follows have re-
manned at the postoffice one month I'M
called for: Oscar Butterfield, Theophile
Beaudry, w. II. Chandler, Geo. T. Dim
mock, Joe Dumos, Jerry LaRock, John
Halnon, Dora Lewis
The Sabbath-school picnic from Bran
don and Middlebury to Providence is
land, Tuesday, was largely attended.
About $50 went from here and $50 from
Brandon. They all had pleasant day,
reached home in the early evening.
The farmers generally are finishing
their haying. The crop has proved good
except along the intervales of Otter creek
and the Lemon Fair. There the water
remained so late in the spring as to pre-
vent the grass growing. In Salisbury
and Leicester many of the low meadows
will not be cut till October and then the
owners do not expect to get more than
half the usual crop.
We have received the following, with
the request that it be published: Rev.
W. \. Buxton, \. NJ, of Boston will
preach in this place next Sabbath at 3 80
and Z :l5 p. M, place to be announced at
post-otllce and stores by posters. Mr..
Buxton was formerly principal of New
Hampton institution, is IA graduate of
Harvard and now Il Unitarian clergyman.
He is returning to Boston from vaca-
ton in the Adirondacks. The service
will be preceded by service of song, in
which all are invited to participate.
Books will be furnished at the service.
Mr.. \. II. Hubbard of Whiting was
quite severely injured, Wednesday fore
noon. during a trial of harvesters at Mr..
Buttolph's farm, near this village. The
machine which Mr.. Hubbard is selling
failed to work properly owing to the
loss of Il small spring on the road to the
field, and he tried to turn small gear
was caught by the teeth and the fingers
drawn into the wheels. The three first
fingers were badly crushed about mid
way of their length. Drs. Sutton and
l..
amputate them at the middle Joint, and
did so.
at the residence of Mr.. H. ii. Bryant on
Wednesday, was not so largely attended
as usual Oh account of the council which
convened the same day. The company
was called to order by the president, Mrs.
Geo. Walker, and this was followed by
the giving of thanks by Rev. Mr.. Carpen-
ter for the table bounties provided for
the occasion. Mr. Farrar, a graduate OF
Middlebury college in the class of 1881
addressed the ladies upon the theory OF
halliday school sessions, deriving his
arguments from the beneficial results OF
the system in England. The topic fol-
discussion was deferred until next meet.
ing. After spending two hours or more
in pleasant social intercourse and sing
ing the company dispersed.
Four young men who wanted to 90 tC
the United States Military academy AT
West Point presented themselves fol
examination at Congressman Stewart
office here last Friday. They were JOIN
+. Woodland of Rutland, Harmon 5
Graves of Burlington, John II. Wood OF
Orwell and Geo. G. Martin of Ferrisburgh
They were examined by committee
composed of Principal Mead of the Grad
ed school and Judge Knapp, who report
ed that Mr.. Woodward stood highest, anc
he has accordingly been nominated by
Mr.. Stewart. If he passes the examina
ton at West Point Mr.. Woodward viii
enter the academy next June, when VIM
II. Pierce of Burlington, the present re
preventative of this district in the insti
tuition, will graduate.
Ledger Panton of Vergennes and two
other young men from the same city
came to Middlebury Monday night
Here they fell in with some young wo
men, and, after driving about, the party
brought up at the house of one of tn,
girls on Seymour street. There, it is al
legged, Panton committed an assault up
on Rosa Rivers anyhow, they had tus
sic, in the course of which her dress wa
torn to some extent. They were jus
outside the door of the house when tn
trouble arose and her cries brought GU
the rest of the inmates. Panton fled.
was subsequently learned that he walked
to Bristol and there hired team to TAX
him home. Night Waterman Dickinson
was sent for. He got up Grand Juro
Slade, who made out a complaint. Arme,
with this Mr. Dickinson proceeded t,